When You Are, Proclaim It!

My short time thus far here on Earth has been eventful to say the least.  I've done things that I don't think I'll ever whisper aloud, even to the darkest of night.  I've endured incredible bouts of tribulations.  I've lost, I've hurt, I've hit rock, rooock bottom.  My life transition over the past year certainly is not the worst thing I've ever endured, but it's been the most eye-opening.  Somehow I've learned to give pause to remind myself of how blessed I am no matter how many aches and pains I continue to endure.  As I sit here, exhausted already from overwhelming myself with my typical "stuff-the-pot-full" antics, trying to finish a big client project, stress over getting my critters in order for my first company trip, my packed week of endless event preparation aaaand get more than 4 hours of sleep, I am smiling.  How...why?  Because I am BLESSED!  

Sometimes you have to just sit back and ignore all of the noise.  Too often we get stuck in fearing the results of a challenge or an opportunity, rather than proclaiming how blessed we are to receive it.  I am a perfect example of someone who allowed the noise to affect me throughout all of my previous struggles.  Allowing myself to be dragged further down by my own thoughts and anxieties was what kept me stuck and in anguish for way too long.  And nothing is worse than a life of regrets for lost time.  So let it go, turn off the noise, buck up and focus on movin' on up. 

How?  It's easy!  When you are - Proclaim it!  When you are happy, say it!  When you are excited, feel it!  When you are giddy, giggle!  When you are blessed, SCREAM IT!  Feed yourself with the positive vibes that make all of those wonderful feelings and more possible.  Let those feelings of joy and happiness drown out the noise.  Stop letting the noise take over everything in your life that is good.  Shut it up, turn it off, let it be gone!  No matter what you are going through, what you have gone through, what you may or may not have, no matter what, YOU ARE BLESSED!  Count your blessings, each and every one of them!

10 fingers and 10 toes?  You are blessed!  
A roof over your head no matter the condition?  You are blessed!  
A thinking head between your shoulders?  You are blessed!
Can you laugh?  You are blessed!
Are you reading this right now?  You are blessed!  

Need more help?  You just let me know!  If you have an open mind to receive them, I PROMISE we will find everything that you are blessed with.  When you can focus only on those, then move forward.  After that my friends, the future is brighter than bright.  So get your shades on.  You ready?  Join me, feel it, believe it, proclaim it: "I AM BLESSED!"

Forgive and Let Live!!! 
XOXO

Temptations

Temptations come in so many different forms.  They are constantly evolving and ever-present.  Giving into a few sweet indulgences refreshes our souls.  Rising out of a dark temptation plunge gives us clarity.  This roller coaster is absolutely necessary to living a balanced life.  But here's the catch: You must recognize when the temptations are testing our boundaries; when the temptations are evil seedlings of self-sabotage; when the temptations are close to derailing all that we work so hard to balance.  Recognizing the power of our temptations while allowing them to have a little influx on our lives, is an extremely powerful tool in living a balanced life.  It's also an incredibly powerful feeling to know when you have controlled your temptations with the perfect balance of giving in and buckling down.

I've been quiet over the last week as I gave into my temptation to play hard before I start work again.  Already I have been firmly reminded of how amazing it feels to let yourself go, while at the same time, producing an overwhelming amount of anxiety for letting other areas of life become unraveled.  Don't get me wrong - Indulging your wildest desires, despite other areas in life that may suffer temporarily for them, is something I absolutely recommend!  Because after your little heart's thirst is quenched, you ground yourself again.  In order to be balanced, we have to become unbalanced.  Without a little chaos or temptation, we wouldn't know what being unbalanced feels like...and we wouldn't be thankful for it.

Above all else - never blame or shame yourself, or anyone else for that matter, for giving into a few temptations!  Be thankful that we have such sweet appeasements lying in wait for us to snatch them up on a whim.  Allow yourself to give in, allow others to do the same.  But keep that grounded kernel embedded, remaining focused on coming back to your whole again.  Remember that these tempting fulfillments are part of the master plan, but never allow them to BECOME the plan.  

Indulge yourself.  Give thanks.  Stay focused.  Find balance.  Forgive and let live!!

XOXO